Obituaries

Catherine L. Woods
1910 - 2010
Lawrence

Catherine L. Woods

Funeral services for Catherine L. Woods, 99, Lawrence, formerly of Ottawa, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Lawrence Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.She died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.She was born April 3, 1910, in Fall City, Neb., the daughter of James and Margaret Reed Thompson.She was a homemaker, a deaconess for St. Luke AME Church in Lawrence and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 59 women’s auxiliary in Ottawa.She married Ferris Woods in Ottawa. He preceded her in death.She also was preceded in death by 10 siblings and two grandsons, Kevin Woods and Greg Smith.Survivors include a son, Donald J. Woods, Evanston, Ill.; a daughter, Wilna Fuller, Lawrence; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and 23 great-great-grandchildren.Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. before services Monday at the chapel.The family suggests memorials to St. Luke AME Church, sent in care of the funeral home, 3821 W. Sixth St., Lawrence, KS 66049.Online condolences may be sent at barnettchapeloaks.com.